dependency C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /dɪˈpɛndənsi/ UK /dɪˈpɛndənsi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of relying on or being controlled by something or someone The island remained a dependency of the larger colonial power. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of relying on or... reliancedependenceaddictionsubordinationsubjectioncolony ↔ Opposites independenceautonomyself-sufficiency Word family Related forms dependdependentdependence Etymology AI details Formed from dependent plus the suffix -cy; from Latin dependere ('to hang down, depend'), from de- ('down') plus pendere ('to hang'). dependere Latin pendere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dependency **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɪˈpɛndənsi/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpɛndənsi/ ## Meanings 1. the state of relying on or being controlled by something or someone ## Examples - The island remained a dependency of the larger colonial power. ## Synonyms - reliance - dependence - addiction - subordination - subjection - colony ## Antonyms - independence - autonomy - self-sufficiency ## Related Forms - depend - dependent - dependence ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dependere - Root: pendere ## Etymology Formed from dependent plus the suffix -cy; from Latin dependere ('to hang down, depend'), from de- ('down') plus pendere ('to hang'). ## AI Etymology Dependency is formed from dependent plus the suffix -cy; from Latin dependere ('to hang down, depend'), from de- ('down') plus pendere ('to hang'). Important recorded forms include dependere (Latin) and pendere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the state of relying on or being controlled by something or someone. The wider family includes related words such as depend, dependent, and dependence. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown